Link Fire: 30th June 09

Boy uses a Walkman for a week – A 13 year old boy living in the digital age swops his iPod for a cassette tape playing Walkman, gives his thoughts after using the hottest music entertainment gadget of yesteryear for a week. [news]

iPhone OS 3.0 7 hidden secrets – Did you know you can undo what you typed with a shake and many new tricks with the new OS. [link]

Magnet and ferrofluid – An interesting video of a magnetic fluid which looks as if it changes states from liquid to solid on entry through a magnetic field. [video]

Man modifies truck to run on wood and waste – A man has modified his truck using a gasification method that produces hydrogen-hydrocarbon by heating organic matter which doesn’t pollute the environment on expulsion. [link]

MDI AirPOD eco-friendly car – This car runs solely on compressed air and has zero emissions. Range is estimated to be between 90-125 miles. [link]

Internet

SEO tips for Bing – An insight into the capabilities of Microsoft’s Bing search engine, its decision engine system; and how webmasters can tune their sites for some Bing love. [link]

Games

Razer Megalodon gaming headset – A look at the tech specs of the Razer Megalodon gaming headset due to ship on June 30th. [link]

5 iPhone apps to destroy productivity – Here, apps actually refer to games. So these are the games that will keep you glued to your iPhone, death till us part. [link]

WoW players soon to have the ability to change sides – WoW players will be able to change sides after Blizzard rolls out a new service, enabling them to switch from the Horde to Alliance and vice versa, while preserving a set of equivalent skills. [kotaku]

Anime

Gundam cosplay comparison – How can the quality of cosplaying Gundam costumes be rated? Sometimes it is too easy to discern. Too easy. [pic]

Music

Ayumi Hamasaki’s theme song for new Jdrama – Jpop diva Ayumi Hamasaki’s latest single ‘Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~’ will be the theme song for "Dandy Daddy?" on TV Asahi network, which marks 6 years since she has done a theme for any Japanese drama series. [tokyograph]

How-To’s/Tips & Tricks

6 new insights on sleep – 6 new and uncommon ways that can help our bodies get to sleep more easily. [link]

Cool Stuff

Pilot says love to beau – A Russian pilot professed his love to his girlfriend by drawing a gigantic heart in the sky with contrails from his plane. [pic]

Transforming laptop – A rather real-looking CGI video of a transforming laptop. [youtube]

Wrong house dude – Burglar chose the wrong house to steal from, which is owned by a 72-year-old former boxer. [news]

How McDonald’s conquered France – McDonald’s is known for its not-so-healthy treats. France is known for its fine-dining and wine, so how did a fast-food chain like McDonald’s grapple a foothold in this country? [article]

Fast food calorie information – Calorie information could be made mandatory on all menus at the point of purchase in fast-food restaurants. [article]